Excerpts taken from world famous ‘Hemmings Auto Blog’
Retired police cars have a certain appeal among collectors, especially those with a law enforcement background. Sold at auction for bargain-basement prices when their tour of duty is up, many ex-cruisers go on to serve a second shift as taxicabs or affordable family cars. Few survive the ravages of time, Read more
1981 DeLorean DMC-12. Photos courtesy Historics at Brooklands. Thanks largely to its starring role as Doc Brown’s four-wheeled time machine in the Back to the Future movie franchise, the stainless steel DeLorean DMC-12 remains in demand 33 years after production ended. Today, those seeking to buy a DeLorean can do Read more
Al Unser at the 1971 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. When it comes to dynasties in sports, you’ve just got to count the Unser family, whose participation in American motorsport spans four generations. It’s not easy to get them in the same place at once, but the Sportscar Read more
Oil your trunnions and top off your dashpots, it’s time for British Car Week. Held this year from May 30 through June 7, British Car Week is intended to raise the general public’s awareness of British cars by encouraging owners to get them out on the road. Taking part couldn’t be easier Read more
2015 Yenko Camaros #1, #3, and #49 (L to R) along with the pilot car (not shown) were displayed in front of Sun Chevrolet. Photos by author. May 14, 2015 was proclaimed “Yenko Day” by Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Mayor David H. Rhome. One reason is obvious to many muscle car fans, Read more
Up until now, we’ve kinda viewed mall parking lot shots as just another location for carspotting photos like the supermarket or theme park parking lot shots we’ve also run. But maybe they’re something more; maybe they’re the modern-day (okay, post-mid-century) equivalent of the downtown street scene photos we’ve also run. Read more
Unlike, say, a SC/Rambler or a Rebel Machine, the Hurst-built SC1 version of the Jeepster didn’t rely on a special engine to differentiate itself from other Jeepsters, which is why it’s not that big of a deal that this 1971 Jeepster Commando SC-1 for sale on Hemmings.com has undergone an Read more
Photos courtesy Bonhams. Many Checkers wearing the iconic yellow-and-checkerboard New York City paint scheme these days can’t lay claim to actually having plied the streets of the Big Apple picking up fares. After all, the city’s potholes chewed up suspensions, winters gnawed away at bodies, and the miles upon miles Read more
The now-restored 1969 Camaro RS/SS, back in the Kern family. Photos courtesy Jason Kern. Editor’s note: this story comes to us from Hemmings reader Jason Kern. In 1969, as my dad Mike Kern was finishing up his tour in Vietnam, he ordered a 1969 RS/SS Camaro from the local dealership Read more
Hubert and Tim Mings; a lifetime of aircooled Honda 600 repairs and restorations makes Mings most merciless. Photos by author. Jeff Koch: How did you get started with Hondas? Tim Mings: My late uncle James Mings was working at a Honda dealer here in Southern California since 1960, and in Read more